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Seeding Dry Ground

Published November 3, 2022

Dry conditions have hampered wheat seeding and emergence in the core U.S. wheat regions. Approximately, 74 percent of the U.S winter wheat crop is in an area experiencing drought. "A lot of the western U.S. is struggling with abnormally dry…

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Winter Wheat Needs Moisture

Published October 13, 2022

South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson says the dryness has hurt winter wheat emergence. "A nice shot of rain would help, but I don't see that in the near future. Humidity is low, the wind is high and…

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Rain Needed for Winter Wheat Planting

Published September 9, 2022

SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the drought monitor has expanded across the region and impacts of the drought are seen in some corn fields. "South Dakota is a little bit more of a mixed bag where eastern and…

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Drought Affecting MT Small Grain Yields

Published August 19, 2022

Montana Wheat and Barley Committee Outreach Coordinator Sam Anderson says the state's harvest is moving quickly. "Winter wheat harvest is at more than 70 percent complete. In terms of yield and quality, there's been decent winter wheat quality, good test…

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ND Winter Wheat Harvest Moves Quickly

Published August 3, 2022

Portland, North Dakota farmer Ross Thykeson is wrapping up winter wheat harvest. Harvest started the final week of July. "It's a nice crop; iIt flowered before we got this heat," said Thykeson. "I wish we had more winter wheat." The…

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A Very Good Winter Wheat Harvest Near Onida, SD

Published August 1, 2022

Winter wheat harvest is nearing competition near Onida, South Dakota. Oahe Grain Corporation General Manager Tim Luken looks back at the crop. "Towards the end of winter wheat harvest, we were cutting wheat with yields in the upper 80s to…

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A Slow Moving Winter Wheat Harvest

Published July 25, 2022

Gettysburg, South Dakota farmer Tregg Cronin says winter wheat harvest is only beginning. "South of us, closer to Onida and Pierre, they've been running one week to 10 days. We keep running into green wheat, but usually that's a good…

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Heat Stress Hits Winter Wheat

Published July 24, 2022

The winter wheat harvest is well underway in South Dakota. South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist Jonathan Kleinjan says some parts of the crop suffered from heat stress. "I had a producer call me from Onida saying he was disappointed…

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Winter Wheat Crop Has Potential

Published July 24, 2022

Conditions look favorable for the North Dakota wheat crop. Winfield United Seed Product Manager Ryan Moeller says the crop has potential if we can keep disease off it. "It varies as you go east to west, but this might be…

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High Protein Content, High Test Weights

Published July 24, 2022

This year’s winter wheat crop had a tough start in South Dakota, but the quality of is better than expected. "Right away this spring I think people wondered if there would be much of a crop, until we started catching…

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